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His team may have lost to the Jaguars, but the Browns’ Josh Gordon had another spectacular game. A week after recording 237 receiving yards, Gordon had a team-record 261 despite briefly leaving in the third quarter after he appeared to sustain a head injury. He became the eighth player to have two 200-yard games in a season and is the only player with two in consecutive regular-season games. Gordon, who has missed two games, has 1,249 receiving yards this season and needs 41 more to set a Browns record.

Playing with a nagging groin injury, the Vikings’ Adrian Peterson ran for 211 yards, tearing through a Bears defense missing five starters. That helped him surpass 10,000 career rushing yards and become the third fastest, behind Eric Dickerson and Jim Brown, to reach the mark (101 games).

Nick Foles threw three touchdown passes as the Eagles, who are 5-1 this season when he starts, beat the Cardinals. Foles set a team record for most passes without an interception (233) and is one touchdown pass from tying Peyton Manning’s record of 20 scoring passes without an interception to start a season. Still, Foles got away with one: A fourth-quarter interception was negated by a penalty.

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Browns receiver Josh Gordon.Credit
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Injury Report

Buccaneers cornerback Darrelle Revis injured his shoulder and chest in the third quarter against the Panthers. ... Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder sustained a concussion in the second quarter against the Bears and was replaced by Matt Cassel, who entered to a rousing cheer from the crowd. ... Left tackle Joe Staley injured his knee early in the 49ers’ game against the Rams, whose left tackle, Jake Long, sustained a concussion in the third quarter. ... Broncos receiver Trindon Holliday hurt his shoulder, and Chiefs left tackle Branden Albert hurt his knee.

This could very well be a preview of the N.F.C. title game. Seattle, buoyed by the return of Percy Harvin, can throw many different looks at opponents, with Marshawn Lynch’s running, wide receiver Golden Tate’s field-stretching ability and quarterback Russell Wilson’s capacity to use his legs to convert on third-and-short.

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On offense, New Orleans has one look: the forward pass, quite often to tight end Jimmy Graham. But it is one effective one-look offense.

The strength of the Seahawks’ defense is the secondary, which plays aggressively and hits hard (and occasionally draws suspensions). Seattle has also exhibited a Houdini-like quality this season, escaping with victories in the final moments of games. Against the Saints, they may not pull it off.